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image captionStaff at John Lewis and Waitrose will be able to access free rapid Covid tests for free if they want to
John Lewis will be one of the first big store chains to offer free almost-instant Covid tests to its workers.
It will make rapid testing available at 40 of its sites, including a factory, warehouses and some high street shops.
Up to 16,000 workers will be voluntarily tested every week and its success could lead to other retailers adopting the NHS-linked scheme.
But a shopworkers union warned that staff testing positive needed support from their employers.